With the amazing jump at the Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing once again entered the public eye.
At the age of 18, he won the world championship, was proficient in various sports such as equestrianism, rock climbing, surfing, etc., and was admitted to Stanford University with nearly full marks, these achievements are really enviable.
In Gu Ailing's self-description, the secret of her success is to "sleep ten hours a day."
Indeed, it is important to have enough sleep, and the body will restore physical functions, remove brain waste, and maintain cognitive function and memory during sleep.
At the same time, the secretion of growth hormone reaches a peak during sleep, which is conducive to the growth and development of children.
So, does this mean that parents also want their children to sleep for ten hours?
Different people need to sleep differently
First of all, everyone's sleep needs are different, some people must sleep enough 10 hours a day to be complete, such as Gu Ailing; and some people sleep enough 4 hours a day to stay energetic, such as Sohu CEO Zhang Chaoyang; some people sleep about eight hours a day is enough.
There is hardly a scientific basis for recommending a fixed amount of sleep, especially in rapidly developing children and adolescents, because it requires reference to differences in the development of the times, socio-cultural backgrounds, and so on.
For example, studies have found that at any given age, Asian children sleep 1-2 hours less a day than European children, but this does not mean that Asian children are worse than European children.
In fact, contemporary children's lack of sleep does not mean lack of sleep, whether the child sleeps enough, can not only look at the length of sleep, but also pay attention to the child's mental state and daytime activities when they wake up, observe whether there is vitality, concentration, whether it is tired, etc., but also observe whether the child sleeps when snoring, apnea, etc., and then make a comprehensive judgment.
After summarizing, I believe that most parents will come to a conclusion: the child actually sleeps quite soundly, as for why the grades and other aspects are not satisfactory? It may be caused by naughtiness, environment and other factors.
Do not force your child to sleep more
Some parents have said, don't care so much, let the child sleep for ten hours first, anyway, there is no harm.
If parents think so, they are very wrong!
Children who overslept will also have daytime naps, drowsiness, headaches and other situations.
In most cases, the child is very happy to sleep more, but we should understand the principle of "too much".
Experiments have long demonstrated that too long sleep time may affect children's physical health and increase the risk of chronic diseases.
Studies on how sleeping too long affects quality of life
Lack of sleep has been studied to increase the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases
In general, parents should have a Buddhist mentality for their children's sleep.
As long as the child's energy is enough during the day, there is no drowsiness, dozing, and at the same time, in the case of ensuring that it does not affect the normal schooling during the day, the children love to sleep as much as possible, and parents can try not to interfere.
Gu Ailing's achievements have made many parents envious, and the secret weapon of sleeping ten hours a day sounds very simple, and it is no wonder that so many parents want to copy their homework.
However, in Gu Ailing's day, the remaining fourteen hours are more critical than the ten hours of sleep.